The One-Hit Wonder That Was The Soundtrack Of The Bicentennial Summer Of 1976

Source: deadline.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:10:00 GMT

America’s 250th has unleashed flashbacks to the Bicentennial, a buildup to July 4, 1976, awash in corporate patriotic branding, a flood of variety specials and a very memorable version of Schoolhouse Rock. Less expected was the pop/folk song that became the soundtrack to that summer 50 years ago, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard […]

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